Andiron

Object Name:

Andiron

Object ID:

1968.021 a-b

Creator:

(N.H. ?)

Place of Origin:

NH?

Date:

1785

Description:

Andirons, pair. Black iron andirons, figure of a woman with hands folded across stomach, and legs squatting, forming legs of the andiron. Plain square rest and back post.

Material:

Metal
Iron

Dimensions:

H-11.6 W-7.2 L-11.5 inches

Provenance:

These andirons were owned by John Winch (1778-1851) of Fitzwilliam, NH. Owned next by his son Thomas Winch (1815-1856) of Sullivan, NH. Next by his son Charles Winch (1845-1920) of Sullivan, NH. Next by donor, Walter T. Winch, born in Langdon NH, 1879. The Metropolitan Museum of Art had a similar pair.

Credit Line:

Gift of Walter Winch

Subjects:

Andirons